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    3. 醜女

    醜女

    醜しゅう女じょ

    ugly woman

    KMT8CoreNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab20 strokes

    しゅうじょしこめぶおんな

    Noun

    1.
    ugly woman, unattractive woman
    2.
    female demon
    archaic

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    物ものが語たりには醜しゅう女じょが登とう場じょうする。

    An ugly woman appears in the story.

    KMT7LiteratureEmotions & Psychology
    昔むかし話ばなしでは、醜しゅう女じょが実じつは心こころ優やさしいという展てん開かいもある。

    In old tales, there are developments where an ugly woman is actually kind-hearted.

    KMT8LiteratureCulture & Traditions
    彼かの女じょは自じ分ぶんを醜しゅう女じょだと思おもい込こんでいたが、周まわりの人ひとはそう思おもっていなかった。

    She believed herself to be an ugly woman, but those around her didn't think so.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    外がい見けんだけで人ひとを判はん断だんするのは、醜しゅう女じょという言こと葉ばを使つかうのと同おなじくらい浅あさはかだ。

    Judging people solely by their appearance is as shallow as using the word "ugly woman."

    KMT9Emotions & Psychologyphilosophy
    古こ典てん文ぶん学がくにおいて、醜しゅう女じょはしばしば特とく定ていの役やく割わりを担になわされた。

    In classical literature, ugly women were often assigned specific roles.

    KMT9LiteratureHistoryEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    醜
    みにく.い・しこ…(1)
    ugly・unclean・shame・bad looking
    女
    おんな・め…(7)
    woman・female
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